Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-25
Itself, tnat VIII ue OBVIOUS AT a glance
THE FLESH BEl'SH

that furnishes the only true bloom Of
youth. But the morning bath and rub
| down alone are not sufficient. If. during
| the day, you get into Il perspiration, do
| not allow the moisture to dry on your
| skin Never come in from walk or
| horseback ride or row and sit down as
| you are. Go TO your room, take off
| everything and use the brush. II may
| seem inconvcnicnt at first. but VIXEN it is
| done you will rejoice, and soon IL will be-
| come matter of course 10 YOU. If your
Undertaking is damp il is, of course,
| best 10 change il; but if the skin has been
brushed red you may venture 10 resume
the same clothes with comparative I'M
pUnity. This friction after exercise is Of
great Importance; So much So that it may
be affirmed that three-fourths of the bene-
fit Of any exercise is lost without II. II
you foresee that it will be impossible, after
your exercise. TO take a rub down, then it
will often be better TO choose the rub
d,wn instead OF the exercise.
4 SUNDAY BATH
Once n week-say on Sunday. when You
have more tIme-you should take a bath
OF Of more elaborate kind: FIN the ,rh
with water rs hot rs You can bear II. Get
i'll and stay there until you feel almost I'M
comfortably warm Then stand up and
take n big sponge or pithcer full of cold
water. ard dcluge yourself again and
again flUin head TO foot. This is delicious:
there are few things that give So keen n
sense of physical whclcsomeness and
vigor. Dry and rub down aS usual and
You will imagine yourself ten years
younger. The stimulus to the circulation
is enormous. II is one of the best pre-
ventives against catching cold Ii is an
excellent substitute for the Turkish or
hot air bath, and takes only quarter OF
the time If you feel q headache coming
on. IL VII often send it away. But be
sure 10 nave the hot water very hot, and
apply the cold without stint.
FRESH oUr DOOR AIE.
As regards the lungs, ihe more fresh
ont door air you can get into them the
happier and more comfortable you will be
But 1t il not enough TO go out i'll the open
air; you must learn how TO breathe when
you get there. Mos: people let year after
year go by without once drawing full
breath. \ quantity Of impure air always
remains at the bottom of their lungs, like
bilge water in n ship; and il contaminates
the whole system. II you will breathe
properly, you may get more benefit from
half an hour in your back yard than
another person will from n twelve hours
dawdle AT the seaside. Ii is a very SIM
pie matter; breathe slowly, and breathe
in as much air as you can possibly get
into your lungs. When they will hold no
more. then emit your breath rs dcliber-
ately as you took it in. Suppose you are
walking at your usual pace along the
street: draw in your breath while you are
taking seven sters: emit it while you are
taking the next seven. and so on. Ii will
make you feel queer at first: but keep it
up, After practicing this every time you
go out for q week or two, you will he able
TO breathe in while you are taking eight
or ten steps; and later on, even more
Then note the effects.
THE DELICIOUS EFFECTS
After walking for quarter of an hour,
at leisurely pace. on a winters day. you
will find yourself warm enough 10 do
without an overcoat. In half an hour
you will bs in glow down to the tips of
your fingers; in an hour you will feel as
if your whole body had been vigorously
exercised And SO it has. Take the
Of your chest after year
Of such practice and you will find it has
increased in girth a matter Of three inches
And your eyes will be brighter, your skin
fresher. your stomach stronger, your
firmer-because you will have
thoroughly aerated and oNygenized your
blood. And you will have acquired the |
habit not only of breathing slowly and |
deeply while you are out walking or cxer- |
cising, but Of breathing in that manner |
all the time. And if you are called upon !
TO escape over a plowed field I
from Il mad bull you will find yourself |!
able TO do so without losing your breath |
which might. in such "a case. be tanta-
mount to losing your life as well. need |
say that all the breathing must |
be done through the nose with the mouth
shut That comes hard at first. but it is
worth while taking n great deal Of pains
about.
Observe these rules for a year and YOU
will be twice the man or woman that YOU
are now; and then You may begin To think
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